title: Integrating advances in insulin into clinical practice. Introduction.
abstract: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus continues to rise in the United States, increasing from an estimated 17.9 million people in 2003-2006 to 18.8 million in 2010. Despite decreases in the prevalence of smoking, elevated cholesterol, and high blood pressure from 1988 to 2008, the number of people diagnosed with dysglycemia and obesity increased within the same timeframe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Executive Vice President for Education, Primary Care Education Consortium,mCharlotte, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brunton
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin